Eiffel Tower blacks out for Aleppo

The lights of the Eiffel Tower in Paris were switched off on Wednesday 14 December to show support for the people of the shattered Syrian city of Aleppo.

The lights of the Eiffel Tower were exceptionally switched off in Paris, on December 14, 2016, in support of the Syrian city of Aleppo. AFP/Philippe Lopez

The monument was plunged into darkness from 8:00 pm (7pm GMT) in what Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said was a protest at the "unbearable" situation for civilians in the Syrian city where fighting raged during the day.

Paris avec les habitants d'#Alep
Paris support the people of Alep
باريس مع سكان حلب pic.twitter.com/jER3CW9k6c

— Paris (@Paris) December 14, 2016

Rebel forces announced a new deal late on Wednesday to allow residents to be evacuated from the city.

Hidalgo said in a statement before the lights of the tower were switched off that "the last streets of Aleppo still held by the opposition are being captured by the regime, creating hundreds of victims".

Several hundred people demonstrated in Paris on 14 December in support of Aleppo's residents, an AFP journalist reported.

Some of the protesters wore a piece of red clothing to symbolise the blood spilled in the fierce battle for Syria's second city.